# The Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2016

W.S.I. 2016/483 · made 4 April 2016

This Order further amends the Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998 in order to amend the functions of the Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust.

Made under: National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (Section 18, Section 204, Schedule 3 paragraph 5)

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## Introductory text

National Health Service, Wales
Made 4 April 2016
Coming into force 5 April 2016
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 18(1) and 204(1) of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to, the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, after completion of the consultation prescribed under section 18(3) of that Act, make the following Order:

## 1 Title, commencement and interpretation

(1) The title of this Order is the Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2016 and it comes into force on 5 April 2016.
(2) In this Order, “the principal Order” (“y prif Orchymyn”) means the Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998.

## 2 Amendment of article 3 of the principal Order

Article 3 of the principal Order is amended as follows—
(a) in paragraph (2)(c), in the second place where it appears, omit “and”;
(b) in paragraph (2)(d), for “.” substitute “; and”; and
(c) after paragraph (2)(d) insert—
“(e) to provide—
(i) information about health conditions and availability of health services; and
(ii) remote access health advisory, triage and referral services,
for the purposes of the health service in Wales.”

## Signature

Vaughan Gething
Deputy Minister for Health, under the authority of the Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers
4 April 2016

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order further amends the Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998 in order to amend the functions of the Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust.
The functions are amended to give the Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust the function of providing information about health conditions and availability of health services and providing remote access health advisory, triage and referral services for the purposes of the health service in Wales.

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